One of the two monkeys that escaped from the small zoo at Hwanho Park in Buk District, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on May 10. [POHANG NORTH FIRE STATION]
Two monkeys escaped from a small zoo inside Pohang's Hwanho Park on Sunday evening after a keeper failed to lock their cage. Both were safely recaptured within 10 hours.
A report came in at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday that two of the four monkeys at the mini zoo in Buk District in Pohang, North Gyeongsang, had escaped their enclosure.
"A keeper had fed the animals at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday but did not properly lock the cage door afterward," a city official said.
City officials and firefighters caught the first monkey near the zoo at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday. The second was captured with a new in a tree near the zoo at around 6:15 a.m. Monday.
Neither monkey was harmed, and no one was injured during either capture, fire department authorities confirmed.
"The monkeys were born and raised at the zoo and are by nature wary of people, so they stayed close to their cage and could be caught in a short time," a city official said.
"We are relieved we were able to catch the monkeys near the zoo," a fire department official said. "Public and private zoos must carry out thorough safety management — including regular checks of their locking mechanisms — to keep the public safe."
In addition to four Japanese macaques, the small zoo at Hwanho Park is home to five deer and 16 other animals, for a total of 25.
Firefighters from the Pohang North Fire Station's Rescue Unit capture two monkeys that escaped from the small zoo at Hwanho Park in Buk District, Pohang, North Gyeongsang, on the morning of May 11. [POHANG NORTH FIRE STATION]
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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